NEW✨ Is neoliberalism being replaced by something even more capitalist? @brankomilan.bsky.social 's new book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World reviewed by Ivan Radanović. @stone-lis.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social

There are less than two weeks left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships. The scheme supports senior researchers in the humanities and social sciences towards the completion of a major piece of research. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3VMeTZ9

[email protected]'s response to Reform's proposals to "cut PIP payments to people with anxiety" in this BBC News piece: bbc.co.uk/news/article... So much of the political debate around PIP betrays a complete lack of understanding of what the benefit is for, who gets it & how it's assessed

If you’ve not checked these out and you’re interested in anything to do with skills at a local/regional level, then you should! #SkillsEngland department-for-education.shinyapps.io/local-skills...

As things stand, child poverty is on track to reach record highs by 2029-30. By then, we predict that more than one-in-three British children (34 per cent) would be growing up in poverty. That's the highest rate of child poverty we'd have seen since 1961 ⤵️ buff.ly/qVc9CWs

Now available: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res... co-edited by policy group member Elke Heins, with contributions from policy group members: @haylesben.bsky.social, @chrisgrover.bsky.social @heejungchung.bsky.social @katyjones.bsky.social

"Digital first Universal Credit and street-level discretion within screen-level implementation: staff, claimant and stakeholder perspectives" by @profsharonwright.bsky.social @lauraresearch.bsky.social @abestew.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The economics of the justice system is the theme of the 2025 @resmedia.bsky.social Summit, which is sponsored by the Foundation & taking place at our office on 2 December. We hope the event provides an opportunity for academic economists to gain an understanding of the work we fund. bit.ly/46JttXP

Comment from our Head of Research, @alicepmartin.bsky.social, on figures from the Office for National Statistics on the impact of motherhood on monthly employee earnings and employment status. The full statement is available at: lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

47 per cent of families in the bottom half of the income distribution have less than £1,000 in liquid savings, almost three times the proportion in the top of half of the distribution. These are the sort of funds that would be used to cover urgent needs - like a car break-down of broken boiler.

Almost half (47%) of families in the bottom half of the income distribution have less than £1,000 in liquid savings, almost three times the proportion as the top of half. These are the sort of funds that would be used to cover urgent needs - like a car break-down of broken boiler.

A good little chart from the Parliamentary Library showing how almost all social spending by the Commonwealth is already means-tested #auspol

NEW: Previous state pension age increases have not been felt equally: women already out of employment in their late 50s were particularly hard hit by the rise from 60 to 65 in the 2010s. THREAD on Jonathan Cribb, Anna Henry and @heidikarj.bsky.social’s new research on state pension rises:

Early Career Researchers – get connected with the Administrative Data Research initiative, which gives access to administrative datasets that are not publicly available. Book now for our @bsaecr.bsky.social workshop, 22 October, online tinyurl.com/mrckf2fa

What happened over the summer in the world of #CollectiveBargaining? ☀️ 🤝 🔺Austria: Collective agreements for freelancers possible from 2026 🔺 France: Unions unite against Government budget plan 🔺 Slovenia: Reduced working hours for older workers Catch up with our newsletter 🔗 etui.org/ZR2

If you're London or South East England based, you might be interested in this role: Head of Social Policy, and New Economics Foundation neweconomics.org/about/work-w...

SPA funded event led by Elke Heins and Steven Ballantyne in Edinburgh. 18th September Sign-up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collaborat...

Research briefing launch event: "Successfully engaging paid care workers in organising: Challenges, opportunities, and what works". 12pm to 1pm, 18th September 2025 via Zoom w/ Duncan Fisher( @duncfsh.bsky.social) and Liam Foster, Uni of Sheffield. Info ▶️ social-policy.org.uk/events/resea...

RF report on the jobs market data is interesting. Good news: they reckon the ONS data on employment and inactivity looks to be broadly right! Bad news: they reckon the trends are pretty much the opposite to what the official data says and rather grim. www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

There are a few jobs going in the RF research team - more info here: www.resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/opp...

Next week is back to school for many Of equal importance, it will also see the next edition of my Digital Welfare State newsletter! Sign up now to receive a bumper pack of things you might have missed, interesting reading and food for thought - read all about it ⬇️

When and how should the government protect existing claimants from benefit cuts? @eduinlatimer.bsky.social and @matthewoulton.bsky.social discuss trade-offs involved when designing transitional protections for benefit cuts & what it means for recent benefit reforms: ifs.org.uk/articles/whe...

What's the best way to pay people who are involved in a research project? It's a challenge I've encountered many times - how to pay people without bank accounts, or worried about the interaction with their benefits? This looks like a super useful resource:

New article: "More than a mental health issue: broadening the concept of ‘work capability’ through qualitative secondary analysis of claimant narratives" by @annieirvine.bsky.social and Cassandra Lovelock: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Analysis exploring the impact of eligibility criteria on living standards and income adequacy. This research uses the established Minimum Income Standard research to explore the impact of apprenticeships on household income. youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...

How does the benefits system influence young people’s choices? How does support provided for young people in different circumstances vary according to whether they remain in education, begin an apprenticeship or move into paid work with training? ssac.blog.gov.uk/2025/08/01/h...

🚨 New research published today 🚨 Our analysis finds that inactivity is rising and unemployment has not yet peaked. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/a9SnWhw

What are the impacts of the new Employment Rights Bill? Raising job quality and tackling hours insecurity will be key. Here's what you need to know ⬇️ Get all the details our latest Low Pay Britain report: buff.ly/0OSArrI

Are you ready to help us make the news? 🤔 Do you want to use your instincts for what makes a good media story to make a difference for those living in poverty? We have two job roles in our media team: - Senior Media Manager - Media Manager Apply here: www.jrf.org.uk/careers.

Important findings from @niesrorg.bsky.social - Bangladeshi & Pakistani women face the highest unemployment & pay gaps in London. This new research reveals bias in hiring, inflexible workplaces & poor access to childcare. Migrant women also face visa issues & unrecognised overseas qualifications.

Over a million lower income families today include both a disabled person and an unpaid carer. These households suffer a £3,300 income penalty as a result. And this rises to £7,600 if disability benefits are excluded. Read More: buff.ly/u26GnmA

Our annual review of CEO pay in the FTSE 100 has revealed that the typical FTSE 100 CEO is paid £4.58 million a year. 123x the typical UK worker. Here are 5 key tables and charts from the report🧵 highpaycentre.org/ceo-pay-in-t...

🚨Trump's union-busting- largest, most shameful - in US history: hundred thousands of federal workers lose their collective bargaining rights. This is a whopping 2️⃣,5️⃣% of total US unionised workforce Trump seeks to kill Federal government unions @fedworkersunited.bsky.social keeps fighting back

I've experienced failure in my academic career - who hasn't? And I wrote about it last year in @lseimpactblog.bsky.social as a counterpoint to @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social research evaluation. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

#WednesdayFocus CPP is back at @parliament.scot Festival of Politics! 🔹 Holyrood 2026: The Big Issues 22 Aug, 10.30am With speakers @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @graemeroy.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social @haylesben.bsky.social 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Comment from IES' @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from ONS. Our briefing note will be available later today, sign up here to receive via email: employment-studies.co.uk/news-press/i...

In countries where income inequality is high, those who feel privileged are often more supportive of redistribution.

BLOG | What sectors will benefit from the Industrial Strategy? A place-based strategy means that what happens in the eight sectors does not have to stay in the eight sectors. Read our latest blog 👇 buff.ly/FDxHB7B

UK labour market is loose, and getting looser, with over four-fifths of the recent jobs fall taking place in retail and hospitality ⤵️

Today’s labour market statistics show that the jobs market is continuing to loosen, with jobs, vacancies and pay growth all weakening. Our @resfoundation.bsky.social take, from myself and @hannahslaughter.bsky.social, is below...

The IAB’s Graduate School (GradAB) and the FAU invites young researchers to its workshop “Perspectives on (Un-)Employment” to present their ongoing work in the field of theoretical and empirical labor market research. Deadline 30 September 2025 iab.de/en/iab-veran...

Reading an excellent & important research report on the need to end austerity economic, and develop sustainable long-term economic and social policies for coalfield areas. It's by David Etherington, Mia Gray, and Lisa Buckner and well worth a read. 👇 www.staffs.ac.uk/news/2025/04...

Crucial message from Citizen's Advice: "When both working full-time and claiming maximum benefit entitlement leaves one in a low-income limbo, focusing on making the former slightly more financially beneficial than the latter is only ever going to have a limited impact on outcomes..." (1/2)

Minimum wage remit for 2026 now published. As expected, it's mostly a rollover of last year's policy. 1. Adult rate "not to fall below 2/3 median wages" i.e. in practice this means rise in line with forecast average earnings (will have a look at the likely rate later)

Each year, more than twice as many people move from employment to health-related inactivity compared to moving the other way. Read 'Opening doors' now, to learn how employers can create more opportunities for disabled workers 👉 buff.ly/d9KvJpj

New post: UK Growth, Productivity and Investment mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/08/uk-g...

“We found that countries with higher levels of income inequality are associated with higher rates of obesity, diabetes, mental illness, asthma, drug use and infant mortality” – Kate Pickett in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog @equalitytrust 🔗 buff.ly/PKusA3m

Call for Papers WES accepting full papers on the relationship between earning and learning, redressing the invisibility and marginalisation of student workers. Deadline for submission 27 February 2026. Full CFP below. www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26914/...

Learning and Impact Lead applications close Thursday 🚨 Can you help us and our network better understand how change happens and the difference we can make in community organising, narrative change and wider civil society for a more equitable future? jrf.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/c....